The final state interactions (FSI) in Delta S=-1, Delta C=pm 1, decays of B-meson are discussed. The rescattering corrections are found to be of order of 15-20%. The strong interaction phase shifts are estimated and their effects on CP-asymmetry are discussed.
We study $e^{+}e^{-}$ collisions with a $pi^{+}pi^{-}pi^{0}eta_{c}$ final state using data samples collected with the BESIII detector at center-of-mass energies $sqrt{s}=4.226$, $4.258$, $4.358$, $4.416$, and $4.600$ GeV. Evidence for the decay $zcpmtorhopmetac$ is reported with a statistical significance of $3.9sigma$ with various systematic uncertainties taken into account at $sqrt{s} = 4.226$ GeV, and the Born cross section times branching fraction $sigma^{B}(EEto pimpzcpm)times BR(zcpmtorhopmetac)$ is measured to be $(48 pm 11 pm 11),rm{pb}$. The $zcpmto rhopmetac$ signal is not significant at the other center-of-mass energies and the corresponding upper limits are determined. In addition, no significant signal is observed in a search for $zcppmto rho^{pm}etac$ with the same data samples. The ratios $R_{zc}=BR(zcpmto rho^{pm} etac)/BR(zcpmto pi^{pm} jpsi)$ and $R_{zcp}=BR(zcppmto rho^{pm} etac)/BR(zcppmto pi^{pm} hc)$ are obtained and used to discriminate between different theoretical interpretations of the $zcpm$ and $zcppm$.
A global previous analysis of two-body nonleptonic decays of $D$ mesons has been extended to the decays involving light scalar mesons. The allowance for final state interaction also in nonresonant channels provides a fit of much improved quality and with less symmetry breaking in the axial charges. We give predictions for about 50 decay branching ratios yet to be measured. We also discuss long distance contributions to the difference $Delta Gamma$ between the $D_S$ and $D_L$ widths.
We evaluate the non-resonant decay amplitude of the process $B^pmto K^pmpi^+ pi^-$ using an approach based on final state hadronic interactions described in terms of meson exchanges. We conclude that this mechanism generates inhomogeneities in the Dalitz plot of the B decay.
A sensitive search for the rare decays Omega^- to Lambda pi^- and Xi^0 to p pi^- has been performed using data from the 1997 run of the HyperCP (Fermilab E871) experiment. Limits on other such processes do not exclude the possibility of observable rates for |Delta S| = 2 nonleptonic hyperon decays, provided the decays occur through parity-odd operators. We obtain the branching-fraction limits B(Omega^- to Lambda pi^-)< 2.9 x 10^{-6} and B(Xi^0 to p pi^-)< 8.2 x 10^{-6}, both at 90% confidence level.
Measurements of $C!P$ observables in $B^pm rightarrow D^{(*)} K^pm$ and $B^pm rightarrow D^{(*)} pi^pm$ decays are presented, where $D^{(*)}$ indicates a neutral $D$ or $D^*$ meson that is an admixture of meson and anti-meson states. Decays of the $D^*$ meson to the $Dpi^0$ and $Dgamma$ final states are partially reconstructed without inclusion of the neutral pion or photon. Decays of the $D$ meson are reconstructed in the $K^pm pi^mp$, $K^+K^-$, and $pi^+pi^-$ final states. The analysis uses a sample of charged $B$ mesons produced in proton-proton collisions and collected with the LHCb experiment, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 2.0, 1.0, and 5.7 fb$^{-1}$ taken at centre-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV, respectively. The measurements of partially reconstructed $B^pm to D^* K^pm$ and $B^pm to D^* pi^pm$ with $D to K^mp pi^pm$ decays are the first of their kind, and a first observation of the $B^pm to (D pi^0)_{D^*} pi^pm$ decay is made with a significance of 6.1 standard deviations. All $C!P$ observables are measured with world-best precision, and in combination with other LHCb results will provide strong constraints on the CKM angle $gamma$.